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Crews start removing fuel from overturned ship in Georgia

In this Sunday, Sept. 8, photo, smoke rises from a cargo ship that capsized in the St. Simons Island, Ga., sound. Authorities say oil from an overturned cargo ship has reached several parts of Georgia’s shoreline, leaving a sheen in marshes and oiled debris on beaches. - photo by Associated Press

ship — In this Sunday, Sept. 8, photo, smoke rises from a cargo ship that capsized in the St. Simons Island, Ga., sound. Authorities say oil from an overturned cargo ship has reached several parts of Georgia’s shoreline, leaving a sheen in marshes and oiled debris on beaches. - photo by Associated Press

BRUNSWICK — Officials have begun removing fuel from the tanks of an overturned cargo ship on the Georgia coast, where leaking oil has reached some marshes and beaches.

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